Charley's Blog

  Brainstorming Ideas Link I am really interested in the Celtic stories, so I think that it would be fun to do a story inspired by one of our Celtic readings. Both pages from the untext, Celtic Tales and  More Celtic Tales , will be helpful with this project. I already know about some of their mythos, such as the dullahan, so that could be a fun idea for a story. I am sure to learn about more creatures from the readings, so I could also create a story about one of them. If one of the stories jumps out at me, then I could do a retelling of that specific story. I am native American, so I think that it would be fun to do a story that draws upon those roots. A good resource for this would be the NATIVE AMERICAN units . I really enjoyed the first story that I read and it gave me a lot of inspiration when I went back and retold it. I could also recreate one of the many other stories that there are for us to read. I know that the native Americans have some fun folklore, suc...

  Quote about getting back up Link I'm a psych major, so I chose the two articles that seemed most appropriate for my major, Why it's so hard to hear negative feedback and Why rejection hurts so much . The thing that I really liked about the negative feedback article, is how it mentions that we can change the way in which our minds view negative feedback. You can begin to view it as a way to grow and better yourself, which can make it seem a little less daunting. I really enjoyed the article about rejection. People are just products of evolution, and that is something that I often forget. Rejection hurts because being rejected early on in our evolution could mean that the tribe is leaving you behind, it could be the difference of life or death. Understanding it doesn't make it hurt any less though. The article did talk about ways to make one feel better though. People are often self deprecating when they are rejected, and this is very unhealthy. It is much better to...

   A Guiding Spirit Link This story can now be view in my portfolio here . There was once a native American man who was tasked to go out and find food for his tribe. The tribe had recently fallen upon hard times and supplies were running scarce. Atop that, the man belongs to a small tribe and was one of few that able enough to venture out and find food for his fellow tribesmen. He made his preparations before setting out. He gathered tools to help ensure his survival. He readied his weapons for the prey that he was hoping to happen upon. Lastly, before he set out, he began to gather some basic rations for the journey ahead, but soon made the decision that he best leave it all for the tribe.   He set out in the forest, and it was not long until he was overtaken by hunger. The man scavenged as best he could, yet he was spending much greater amounts of energy then he was gaining. Nearing the end of the third day, the man hadn’t seen so much as the tracks of an ...

I read the story of The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost . It was about an Indian who was keeping watch. He would set up his camp near the forest and it sounded like he happened to be sleeping near a burial ground. While he was there, a women came up to him and checked to make sure he was asleep. He was being very vigilante and watching her carefully to insure that she did not do anything to harm him. When she revealed a blade though he immediately jumped to his feat and scared her off.  a few nights later a different ghost approached him and promised that he would be successful at his mission if he could win a wrestling match against the ghost. After taking some smart preparations before the match, he was able to win due to that forethought. He was then successful on his mission. The story end by saying "It came out just as the ghost said. That is why people believe what ghosts say". Something about that line really stuck out to me. It really makes me think about a lot of di...

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3: Homer's Odyssey Week 4: Homer's Iliad Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: Twenty-Two Goblins Week 6: Turkish Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7: The Monkey King Week 9: Lang Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: Hero Tales Week 11: Inuit (Eskimo) Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: Celtic Tales Week 13: More Celtic Tales Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: La Fontaine Week 15: Russian Celty Sturluson; She's a Dullahan Link I am really excited about the Celtic tales. I already know some about some of their folklore, so I am looking forward to becoming better educated on that subject matter. I also listen to a decent amount of Celtic folk rock, so I am immersed in the culture alrea...